The Gauhati High Court imposed ₹75,000 and ₹25,000 costs on two officials for facilitating an unlawful eviction in Sabita Paul’s WP(C)2162/2021 on 3 November 2026.
Judge / Bench — Arun Dev Choudhury, Judge.
It required deposits with the High Court Legal Services Authority within six weeks. A private settlement made restoration unnecessary but did not excuse official misuse of power.
Advocates appearing — Petitioner: B.J. Mukherjee and R. Saha, Advocates. Respondents 1–5: B. Goswami, Additional Advocate General; D. Nath, Senior Government Advocate, Assam. Respondent 8: J.M. Baishya, H. Thakuriya, B.D. Sarmah and U.K. Das. Respondent 10: R. Ghosh, C. Sharma, N. Poddar and S.K. Poddar. BTC: B.C. Muchahary, Standing Counsel. Other respondents: Not named in the judgment/order.